TMC leader writes to EC

By Our Staff Reporter

PONDICHERRY, APRIL 27. Mr. V. Balaji, MLA and president of the State unit of the TMC, said here on Thursday that a detailed report had been sent by fax to the Election Commission bringing to its notice the `unjustified' rejection of the nomination of the party candidate Mr. P. Moorthy, who was sought to be fielded in Oussudu (reserved) constituency.

He alleged that the rejection was done on the ground that Mr. Moorthy was a migrant Scheduled Caste (from Tamil Nadu) and hence did not satisfy the Pondicherry Scheduled Caste Order 1964, to be eligible to contest the poll in Pondicherry. Mr. Balaji said it was really surprising that the election authorities had first approved of his nomination on Wednesday but all of a sudden, a notice was served on Mr. Moorthy asking why his nomination should not be rejected.

Mr. Moorthy was an MLA from the same constituency in 1980 (as a member of the DMK then) and had unsuccessfully contented the poll in 1990 as Independent.

Sufficient details should have been given prior to filing of nominations, Mr. Balaji said, and added the court of law would be moved in this regard.

The CPM leader Mr. T. Murugan also said that the rejection of nomination of Ms. V. Santhi in Oussudu (reserved) constituency was not justified. He said legal remedy would be sought in this regard.

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